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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Launch software installers on Linux from Windows using Cygwin

If you are using SSH client to connect to Linux server from your Windows laptop, sometimes it may be necessary to launch UI application on the remote Linux server, but to display the UI on the windows laptop. Following are two typical reasons to perform this activity:

Install software on Linux from Windows: To launch a UI based installer to install software on remote Linux server from windows laptop. For e.g. A DBA might want to install the Oracle on the Linux server where only the SSH connection to the remote server is available and not the console.

Cygwin can be used to perform the above activities. Following 15 steps explains how to install Cygwin and launch software installers on Linux from Windows. Go to Cygwin and download the setup.exe. Launch the setup.exe on the Windows and follow the steps mentioned below.1. Welcome Screen. Click next on the Cygwin installation welcome screen.

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Hi This is Suresh Kumar Pakalapati . I am a person who is positive about every aspect of life. There are many things I like to do, to see, and to experience. I like to feel the music flowing on my face, I like good books and romantic, action,cartoon movies. I like the land and the nature, And, I like to keep smile on my face. I always wanted to be a great and successful person in the world and I know it is needed More and More education, More work, Success Never come in a short Time.....